John Buongiorno, vice president, Modular Division, Axis Construction Board Chairman, MBI\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n “I\u2019LL ADMIT (and I probably speak for a fair number of those reading this): I haven\u2019t done too much with AI. As a contractor, in my position at Axis Construction, I haven\u2019t needed to. Al doesn\u2019t really impact me or the job that I do. That said, in my position as MBI board president, I think about it\u2014and its potential for commercial modular construction\u2014a lot. How is AI impacting our industry\u2019s use of DfMA? How can manufacturers leverage AI to optimize their operations? How can we as builders help provide for the physical infrastructure AI will require in the years ahead?<\/p>\n “This issue of Modular Advantage covers each of these questions and more.<\/p>\n “Taking a step back, however, it occurs to me that these questions aren\u2019t dissimilar from those asked during the infancy of permanent modular construction. Back then, it was \u201cHow can developers best utilize modular building factories to create housing, hospitals, and schools?\u201d and \u201cWhat impact is modular construction going to have traditional construction?\u201d The technologies have changed, but in the end, it\u2019s all about making a better product. And in our case, building better buildings.<\/p>\n “Without question, we\u2019re building better buildings. Permanent, relocatable, wood, steel, container-based, you name it: Our industry has evolved leaps and bounds in the past decades thanks to collaboration, the sharing of knowledge, and the eagerness of all of us to learn.<\/p>\n “The same will be true of AI. It\u2019s going to take all of us working together, figuring out how to use these incredible new tools efficiently and responsibly so that we as an industry can continue to be what we always have been: leaders who are changing the way the world builds.<\/p>\n “There is no better example of this type of collaboration than what I saw at MBI\u2019s recent World of Modular Europe event in Brussels. It was a smaller conference than the World of Modular events you may have attended previously, but between the sessions, the engagement, and the interest and excitement from both inside and outside our membership\u2026it was just fantastic. I can\u2019t wait to help grow that event, and I can\u2019t wait to see what new ideas are shared at the 2025 World of Modular in April.<\/p>\n “For now, I invite all of us (myself included) to keep innovating. Experiment with AI and other new technologies. Talk with your peers. Share what you\u2019re learning. This is an amazing industry, an amazing association, and we\u2019re in a pivotal time of growth. We have more resources at our disposal than ever before, and I\u2019m counting on you\u2014your talents, your ideas, your determination\u2014to help us continue the momentum we\u2019ve built.”<\/p>\n From cutting-edge modular data centers to AI-powered modular design: An inside look at the impact of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":146201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172484],"ebook_category":[172215,172225],"ebook_tag":[172214],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-146200","1":"ebook","2":"type-ebook","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"stakeholder_rel_tag-modular-building-institute"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n